Items now available from the Charles Town Library to supplement your holiday shopping. Large Jefferson County mug displaying historic and geographic features: a $15 donation. Charles Town Library “fREADom” canvas book bag, […]
Holiday shopping that spreads cheer to many
A small card that is a key, a ticket, and so much more
September is Library Card Month, celebrate at 200 E. Washington Street A library card is a small rectangle of plastic like an airplane ticket is a slip of paper or a key […]
A place to meet, sing, have fun and grow a community
If having a case of the “Mondays” means sitting with friends, reading fun books, singing, laughing and staying cool, then, yes, we at the Charles Town Library had a great, big case […]
Covid-19 and Misinformation
Librarians don’t just check out books (and in fact, librarians seldom check out books—that is left to the paraprofessional staff), they also carefully monitor the greater information landscape, looking at where information […]
Looking for some new picture books for your little readers?
100 Great Picks! Here they all are
Every day, our staff suggests a book, audiobook, e-book, film or piece of music that has caught their collective eye. In the Charles Town Library, we have been assembling new items and […]
It’s all about the pets for Miss Julie’s Story Time
Do you have somewhere better to be at 4:00 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 18, than sitting in the warmth with Miss Julie? Story Time about pets. You can’t top that, right? Miss […]
Kerstin Budlong, Charles Town, WV
The worst part of the pandemic for me is that I have not been together with my son and his family since Christmas, 2019. Thank God for FaceTime. Since he and his […]
Are we that different than big city readers?
Recently, the New York Public Library released its list of books most frequently checked out by its patrons during 2020. They compiled the information into different categories, e.g. Young Adult, Childrens, International, […]
The Charles Town Library and The Old Opera House present Stage Story: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
To celebrate the holiday season and to start a wonderful new partnership, the Charles Town Library and The Old Opera House, have created an online production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, […]
